Sweeping-broom.



J. H. WOLF.

SWEEPING BROOM. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6. I914.

1,263,344 Patented A r. 16, 1918.

JOHN HENRY WOLF, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

SWEEPING-BROOM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apnlfi, 1918.

Application filed January 6, 1914. Serial No. 810,666.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN HENRY WVoLr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati in the county of Hamilton and State of hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweeping- Brooms, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sweeping brooms and has for its object to provide a fountain broom in which the construction is so exceedingly simple that the cost to the consumer will be very little if any higher than the ordinary broom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a broom provided with means for automatically dampening the surface being swept.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a fountain broom having means whereby the flow of liquid may be regulated.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a fountain broom having means for collecting foreign matter in the liquid contained in the fountain whereby said particles are prevented from clogging the outlet ports of the fountain or from being dis tributed upon the surface being swept or from becoming embedded in the straws of the broom and forming a sponge for holding the liquid in the broom straws.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described having port closures adapted to be actuated by the action of the broom straws when the broom is in use. I

l/Vith the above and other objects in view I have invented the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through my improved broom,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the broom handle and reservoir on a line with its outlet ports.

Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view of a modification of the device showing the lower end of a broom handle having a closure device thereon,

Fig. l is a detail view of the port closure removed from the handle, and

Fi 5 is an elevational view of the broom showing an oiling bag covering the broom portion.

I am aware that there are a number of patents on fountain brooms but from a careful study of these devices, I find that they are impractical either because of the expenslve and cumbersome mechanism, or because they hold sufficient moisture in the broom straws to make them rot very rapidly, etc. -My device, however, is very simple has few parts and at the same time produces the best results, overcoming the obstacles and defects of other devices for the same purpose. e p In the accompanying drawings 1 indicates'a tubular broom handle to the lower end 2 of which is fastened the broom straws 3, the lower end of the handle extending well down into the body of the straws. The upper end 4L of the handle is screw-threaded to receive the internally screw-threaded cap 5, which is provided with an opening or vent 6, whereby when the cap 5 is screwed down so that said vent will be below the edge 7 of the reservoir 8-11 0 air will be admitted into said reservoir at the upper end thereof and hence the liquid will pass through the ports 9 and 10 very slowly; however, when a more rapid flow of the liquid is desired the result may be obtained by screwing the cap 5 up to such an extent that the opening 6 will come above said edge 7 thereby admitting air into the upper part of said reservoir. An extension 11 of the reservoir is provided below the ports 9 and 1.0 to form a trap for catching all foreign particles of matter that may be in the water, oil or other liquid in the reservoir, so that in the first place said ports 9 and 10 will not become clogged and in the second place to prevent said foreign particles from lodging in the broom straws or being deposited upon the surface being swept.

When my device is used for an oiler to oil floors, I provide a bag 12 into which the broom straws snugly fit, the mouth 13 of the bag closes tightly round the shoulders 14 of the broom whereby it will not become displaced. The flow of oil from the ports 9 and 10 may be so regulated by means of the cap 5 that a proper amount of oil will be supplied to the bag 12.

A member 15 may be pivotally connected to the handle in such a position that the port closures 16 and 17 may normally seat over the ports 9 and 10 and keep them closed, the spring 18 holding them in this position. However, when the broom is used the straws thereof engage the wings 19 and 20 causing them and the closures 16 and 17 to move aside from the ports 9 and. 10 per mitting the fluid to How from the reservoir. The bending of the straws of the broom contacting said wings when the broom is in use, causes the movement of said wings.

Having now described my invention, that which I claim to be new and desire to procure by Letters Patent is 1. A fountain broom having a handle formed of a hollow tube with an integral bottom wall, said tube having outlet ports located some distance above said wall, and well within the body portion of said broom, and closures for said ports, said closures being pivotally mounted on said tube.

2. A fountain broom having a handle formed of a hollow tube with an integral bottom wall, said tube having outlet ports located some distance above said wall, and well within the body portion of said broom, closures for said ports, said closures being pivotally mounted on said tube, and being spring controlled, and means whereby said closures may be moved by the action of the straws of said broom.

3. A broom having a cylindrical handle hollow its entire length with an imperi'orate lower end and an opening above said end, said opening being below the stitching of nacasoe said broom, aid handle having another opening opposite said first opening, means for closing said openings.

a. A broom having a cylindrical handle hollow its entire length with an imperforate lower end and an opening above said end, said opening being below the stitching of said broom, said handle having another opening opposite said first opening, means for closing said openings, said means conisting of wings operable by the straws of said broom.

5. A broom having a cylindrical handle hollow its entire length with an imperforate lower end and an opening above said end, said opening being below the stitching of said broom, said handle having another opening opposite said first opening, means for closing said openings, said means consisting of wings operable by the straws of said broom, said wings being spring pressed.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN HENRY W()LF.

\Vitnesses J. B. RmewAY, J r., HENRY CAUsn.

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Washington, D. 0.

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